"It's not hard to understand the AI future Microsoft is betting billions on - a world where computers understand what you're saying and do things for you. It's right there in the ads for the latest Copilot PCs, where people cheerfully talk to their laptops and they talk back, answering questions in natural language and even doing things for them. The tagline is straightforward: "The computer you can talk to.""
"And that has nothing on Microsoft's ultimate ambitions for AI, which are to rethink computing entirely. In a recent Dwarkesh Podcast interview, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella agreed when presented with the host's idea that "these models will be able to use a computer as well as a human," and went even further, laying out a vision where Microsoft rearchitects all of its software to be infrastructure for AI agents to use in entirely new ways."
"Copilot Vision scans what's on your screen and tries to assist you with voice prompts. Invoking Copilot requires you to share your screen like you're on a Teams call, by hitting okay Every. Single. Time. After it gets your permission, it's excruciatingly slow to respond, and it addressed me by name every time I asked it anything. Like other AI assistants and LLMs, it's here to please, even when it's totally misguided."
Microsoft aims to create PCs that understand spoken commands and act on users' behalf, rearchitecting software to serve as infrastructure for AI agents. Executives describe a future where models can use a computer as well as a human. Current Copilot experiences, however, are frustrating: the assistant often gives incorrect answers, fabricates information, and uses patronizing language. Copilot Vision requires repeated permission to view the screen, responds slowly, and greets the user by name on every interaction. Advertised voice-driven workflows do not match practical performance, revealing a large gap between ambition and present capabilities.
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